Improvement in paper collars



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IVILLIAM L. DUFF, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY C. BANKS.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER COLLARS.

Spe-citication forming part of Let-ters Patent No. 48,016, dated May 30, 1865.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM L. DUFE, of Quincy, Adams county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shirt-Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full. clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being Inade to the annexed drawings, making a part ot' this specificationhat is to say:

My invention is particularly applicable to paper, steel, and other false collars. in which the use of pins is objectionable. and the purpose is to prevent the neektie or eravat from rising at the back above the plaee at which it is desired that it should be worn.

In the annexed drawings a view is given in Figure l ofthe baok ot' a collar with the necktie in place. and Fig. 2 is a section on the line .fr aot' Fig. l.

The invention consists in cutting` through the collar atl the baek. so as to forni pieces which may be placed over and outside of the ora-vat, thereby acting as holders to retain the cravat at the desired height on the collar. a is shown the eravat; and b represents the collar, having portions divided vertically from the lower edge, as shown' at c, and which are molded to tit over the eravat7 as seen in Fig; 2. This forming ot' the part o is not;- essentially necessary with linen er paper collars7 though it is with steel. Theproper fitting of the cravat under c is facilitated by giving to the upper ends ot'theslitsaeircnlnr forni, as clearly shown iu Fig. l. \Vheu worn, it.- will lie obvious that the oravat will remain in its proper place on the collar. The back ot' the eravat is covered bythe coat or vest collar. and therefore presents no objectionable appearance.

I claim- A collar havin'gits lower partslitted so that portions at the back will pass outside ot' the cravat. in the manner and for the pnrposesubstantinlly as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed luy naine.

\V. L. DUFF.

Xlfritiiesses:

S. H. Mary-IRD, C. L. JoNEs. 

